Not A Villain Song Tag

Not a Villain Song Tag

Tagged by @mysticstarlightduck here!

Gently tagging: @bee-barnes-author @writingmaidenwarrior @pheita @ahordeofwasps @rachaellawrites @spideronthesun @winterandwords (I don’t know who does/doesn’t do music tags, sorry in advance!)

Rules: Pick a song for the antagonist/ villain of your WIP, but the twist is that it can't be obvious that it is a song for the villain. As in: if someone listened to the song and didn't know it was about the villain, they couldn't guess!

Had to jump on this one right away because I love a music tag. Sooo fun fact: revealing my antagonists would spoil a significant chunk of ToL, so I’ll be using code names.

That Bitch (primary antagonist): I know we all say our WIPs are Hozier-coded (and they are) but these lyrics are so perfect.

When I was a child l'd sit for hours

Staring into open flame

Something in it had a power

Could barely tear my eyes away

All you have is your fire and the place you need to reach

Don't you ever

Tame your demon

But always keep 'em on a leash

Redacted (surprise antagonist): These lyrics foreshadow the ending of ToL—spoiler alert?

Start again, start again, build a new world up instead

Let the old one burn, you get what you deserve

Go in exile, go in vain, keep burning to the borderlands

We become all that we hate

Worldbuilding In 5

Thank you for the tag. @anyablackwood!!! I'm a huge fan of worldbuilding, so this is going to be so fun! I'll go with my WIP Of Starlight and Beasts for this one!

Rules: post 3-5 images of a place in your world and tell us a bit about it!

Kingdom Of Tirawen

Tirawen is one of, if not the, most important cities in the realm. Capital of a kingdom (of the same name) Tirawen is nestled atop the eastern side of a vast mountain range, at the heart of the realm. It was once a "sibling kingdom" to its neighboring nation of Idraven before Idraven fell to the clutches of a harrowing curse that practically wiped it from history's records. Tirawen is ruled over by an ancient royal family, a dynasty said to have brought about an era of peace and prosperity to the once chaotic realm. The kingdom also has a darker side - beset by monstrous, twisted beasts from beyond the mountains, all throughout the year, but especially so during the long winter months of the kingdom, Tirawen strongly depends on its magical borders, which have provided effective protection from the beasts for centuries. However, in the beginning of the book, this magic begins to wane and falter, presenting a dire future that just may put at risk the existence and survival of this beautiful marble city, if not prevented on time.

The Frosts

The Frosts are a large expanse of land far beyond the territories of kingdoms like Tirawen, Monbern, or Orloch. A vast, frozen, and desertic tundra, the Frosts' land is untamable to outsiders who do not understand the power of its enchanted winter. This land is also the home of the first True Dragons and giant snakes, which seem to have been born of the raw magic present in the snowstorms and frozen oceans. The Frosts have their own kingdoms and divisions of land, independent from their neighbors on the other side of the continent - such as Tirawen, and the other cities - though the two lands have strong diplomatic bonds and trade. They're ruled over by five, ancient, matriarchal clans, who were the first humans to master both the art of survival and magic - and they have learned to both tame and leave peacefully with the giant draconic creatures surrounding them. This land is much, much more ancient than Tirawen and any of the kingdoms that grew around it.

**(Pictures from Pinterest)

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